11.All flights to London have been delayed________thick fog.
A.owing to B.thank to
C.in virtue of D.in respect of
答案 A
12.You'll need stronger evidence to________your claim to the inheritance(继承).
A.protect B.prevent C.guard D.defend
答案 D
13.John is very________-if he promises to do something，he'll do it.
A.independent B.confident
C.reliable D.flexible
答案 C
14.Ladies and gentlemen，please remain________until the plane has come to a complete stop.
A.seated B.seating C.to seat D.seat
答案 A
15.The art show was________being a failure; it was a great success.
A.far from B.along with
C.next to D.regardless of
答案 A
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Imagine a people whose language has no word for“marriage”or“husband”.Just such a tribe lives in the mountains of southeastern China.Lake Lugu，known as the“Country of Women”，is home to the Mosuo.It is one of the few__16__matriarchal(母系的)societies in the world which manage to __17__through thousands of years.
Mosuo culture goes around women：the women make all the important__18__，control the family's resources，and pass their__19__onto their children.__20__marrying，a Mosuo woman takes many lovers over her lifetime，and the resulting children will__21__ live with her.__22__the Mosuo language has a word for“mother”，there is__23__word for“father”and Mosuo children__24__all older men as“uncle”.
Getting to Lake Lugu isn't easy，which helped the tribe keep their customs and__25__.A generation ago，few outsiders had ever__26__Lake Lugu or the Mosuo.
But in recent years，word__27__about the value of their culture and the beauty of the lake.These reports attracted travelers and，__28__，this onceisolated paradise seems filled with tourists who've come to see the locals.Along with the visitors__29__stories of the outside world，__30__the young to leave home for the__31__in search of new opportunities.
For better or worse，the unique world of the Mosuo people is __32__.Many of the older Mosuo women__33__the old days，before the outsiders came with their strange clothing and stranger__34__.But most agree that change is necessary.And some of the younger Mosuo women are speaking openly about getting__35__，a word their grandmothers still don't understand.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了摩梭人的生活和风俗习惯，以及现代社会对他们所处的特殊世界的冲击。
16.A.lost B.left C.remaining D.imaginable
解析 考查语境理解。由上下文可知是“保存下来的母系社会之一”。remaining可作前置定语，表示“保存下来的”，而left只能作后置定语。
答案 C
